Projects per year
Abstract
The JAK-STAT3 signaling pathway is engaged by many cytokines and growth factor stimuli to control diverse biological processes including proliferation, angiogenesis, survival, immune modulation, and metabolism. For over two decades it has been accepted that STAT3-dependent biology is due to its potency as a transcription factor capable of regulating the expression of many hundreds of genes. However, recent evidence of non-canonical and non-genomic activities of STAT3 has emerged. The most exciting of these activities is its capacity to translocate into the mitochondria where it regulates the activity of the electron transport chain and the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. These have broad consequences including cell survival and the production of reactive oxygen species and ATP in both normal tissue and under pathological conditions. Despite these fascinating observations there are many key unanswered questions about the mechanism of STAT mitochondrial activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 20-25 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Cytokine |
Volume | 87 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Electron transport
- Ischaemia/reperfusion
- Metabolism
- Mitochondria
- STAT3
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Targeting mitochondrial STAT3 in gastric cancer
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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In vivo and biochemical appraisal of mitochondrial STAT3
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research